Counselor-Middle School

Responsibilities: The job functions include maintaining a professional identity supporting allmiddle school students in their social and emotional academic and career development and being an active school leader. The school counselor will provide data-informed universal and targeted learning experiences to develop the whole child in a diverse society. School counselors will align actions to the mission and vision of the Santa Fe South School District.

A school counselor exemplifies a professional identity by:
Using learning theory to support student achievement and success including
students with diverse learning needs
Using established and emerging evidence-based counseling theories and techniques
that are effective in a school setting to promote academic career and social and
emotional development
Using the principles of a multi-tiered system of support within the context of a
comprehensive school counseling program to provide instruction and interventions
matched to student need
Applying legal and ethical principles of the school counseling professional identity
Following the American School Counselor Association Ethical Standards to
demonstrate high standards of integrity leadership and professionalism
Following the legal aspects of the role of the school counselor
Adhering to the unique legal and ethical principles of working with students in a
school setting
Adhering to the ethical and statutory limits of confidentiality
Consulting with other education counseling and legal professionals as needed when
ethical and legal questions arise
Collaborating with administrators teachers and other staff in the school and district
to ensure culturally responsive curricula and student-centered instruction

A school counselor is an active school leader who is reflective about their program by:
Identifying factors that enhance and impede students academic career and social
and emotional development
Focusing on the academic career and social and emotional development of all students
Delivering culturally appropriate direct and indirect services
Developing measurable outcomes for school counseling activities interventions and
experiences
Assessing use of time in direct and indirect student services and program
management and school support to determine how much time is spent on each
school counseling program component
Providing equitable practices that embrace the diversity of the school community
Contributing to a caring positive school culture

A school counselor incorporates a comprehensive school counseling program by:
Using student school and district data to identify achievement attendance and
discipline issues to be addressed through instruction
Evaluating cultural and social trends when developing and choosing curricula for
school counseling lessons
Maintaining a list of current referral resources consistent with school and district
policies for students staff and families to effectively address academic career and
social and emotional issues
Using personal reflection consultation and supervision to promote professional
growth and development
Using data to inform student outcome goals action plans and lesson plans
Reaching agreement with the administrator(s) on school counseling program priorities
and activities.

Minimum Qualifications:
Masters degree in school counseling or related field
Certification in school counseling by the Oklahoma State Department of Education

Desirable Qualifications:
Successful experience in schools
Strong communication skills
Demonstrated technology skills